A spark from substandard electric equipment was the cause of a
massive explosion at a fireworks factory in northeast China's Liaoning
Province on Dec. 30, 2003.
He Liguang, head of a team sent by the State Council to
investigate the accident and an inspection commissioner from the
State Administration of Production Safety, revealed this in an
exclusive interview with Xinhua today in Shenyang, capital of
Liaoning.
The substandard equipment was installed in a workshop, where
explosion-proof electric devices are required. The explosion
demolished the whole factory, which had been situated near Tieling
City.
Thirty-eight people, all workers at the factory, were confirmed
dead in the accident, and 33 were injured, of whom 16 were
hospitalized.
Chen Jicheng, the legal representative of the fireworks factory,
has been arrested.
(Xinhua News Agency January 9, 2004)